Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-10
FRom YAKIMA.
The Moxse improvement
Company-Ten Acres
Of Tobacco



ErfroR PosT-ISxE1IIsEscKs:
AmonRst shoaswho are making sxtsA-
uiSs impEOvsnsnts in shs Yskina eOzn-
try mar be mentioned the Hs2ee
Inprovsment O0mp9hy, sueAlthy cor
poratson Ioeassd IN the Aoxss valley.
which Il tributary 70 the Yskima and
lies in N easfsrIy direstion, and aeross
the river from North Yakima. This
company ID making hns stock 9 special
81, particularly horses and cattle, b0s
they devote eonsdeEabis attention 10
the cultivation u tobacco. hops and
ether products, including alfalfa and
feed Of all kinds for their stock. They
have aboat ssseutsen aofes nov IN horA
and their hop asld il 9 I" thing Of besa-
ty,s and, though Il mag not be Joy
fsreveE.H 10 b Iikely, from present. ap-
paarancss and tbs present pries Of hOpsi
TO be Q Joy 70 its owners shout hep
picking time. The hop vines In this
Geld are planted h hills eieht feet apart
whieh are 10 fevs running at right an
elss, 90 that they may be cultivated both
ways with the plov. Poles Of exsrs
strength are plaoed at the ends Of the
rows on two sides Of the field, and Q No.
II wire Il stretched ACROSS the held. con
nesting all the poles IN each roy.
cord Of strong tvine is then stretched
ecroas the field both Ways. &c riRht an
giles, 90 that the poles are connected
together with this tvine, which IL placed
about seven feet high to allow horse
and plow 10 pass nndefaeaeh. There
are six bop vines In esch bill. and these
vines are trained % that two OF them
20 to the top of the pole. whence one 10
led in each direction along The wire be-
fore mentioned. The other four vines
are trsined up tbs pole also until they
reach the Irvine, which runs In four diff
feFent directions, at right angles, and
one vine Is trained to run IN each dlfec
sion on this twine. Thus there 10 no
crowdinR of the vines and hops on too
Of the pole, because each vine 10 ruu on
either on the wire or the tWine b itself,
and therefore has ampl3 room for
growth, with space IN plenty for air and
sunshine. The wire and twIne serve
the further purpose Of strsngthening
and retaining IN theif places the hop
poles, 90 that storms Of wind and rain
have no effect upon them. 1t Is the
paFpose Of the managers OF the Mckee
Improvement Company next year to
substitute wire for twine, 50 that the
poies may be connected by wire alto
gether. The effect OF this arrangement
Is not only In q high degree beneficial
and useful 10 the vines and hops, but II
Is sineuiagiy pleasing to the eye, for II
gives the entire field the appearance Of
an arbor, and the rich green color and
cool shade Of the hop vines presents q
striking contrast 10 he hot glare and
desert look Of the surrounding sage
brush.
Ibis company is also planting ten
acres in tobacco, and at this date the
plants are said TO present very satis-
factory appearance. For the curing Of
theiF teb acco crop alone they are pre-
pairing TO build house 10 feet long, 30
feet wide and Is feet high. For caring
their hops they are building house
about half as large, in It's Dimensions,
az the tobacco house.
This company has at its command
abundant facilities for the irrigation,
shere needed, CT all its various crops;
and IL their experiments this year In
hops and tobacco should be suocessful,
they intend TO 90 extensively into the
cultivation of these aEticles. Owing 60
the fertility Of the soil and the dryness
Of the climate, the hop growers OF YAK
INA county have sucoeede in producing
good crops OF hops Of fret class quality.
| snd the annual product IL rapidly 10
ereasinQ. The hops raised IN this Vlein-
ity usually bring fivs cents pound more
than anV others in the market.
VIM. Kerr ia tie President and Samuel
Hubbard. JT., the Secretary OF the Mckee
improvements Company. They are st
present negotiating for the purchase Of
large amount of railroad land, which,
if purchased, viii be cold 10 incoming
settlers in quantities to suit, either large
or small.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS IN NORTH YAKIMA.
The gristmilI at this place is not able
10 meet the de ands made upsn 10 in
the way Of business by running during
the day, and will shortly be operated
dsy and night by double force. lts
present oapao 81 Is fifty barrels per day,
which is soon to be doubled by the intro
duotion Of new machinery.
The walls Of the new City Hall build
ing were commenced on Saturday. the
lIth inst. Everything waa 10 readiness
the day before, bat the bficslayers did
not wish TO commence the work on FRI
day.
Msssrs. Allen and Chapman are at
Eork on the foundations Of their new
and handsome two story brick, which,
when completed, will be occupied By
theiE drug store.
On the opposite corner Of the same
block the Ward Brothers are also At
work on the foundation Of brick block
to be occupied, when completed, by
their shos and grocery stores. Add
lions and improvements 10 the Gaiiland
House have last been completed At an
expense OF ABOUT 500. which increase
tne comfort std convenience Of that
we'll known hotel.
The Marsh buiiding, on YAkims ave
nue, il we'll under way. and will be Ge'
voted partly TO bosiness aud partly used
ss bowling alley.
The NoTshern Pacific Railroad Co.
and Capt. W. n. InveraEiiy. the lint
owners of block No. 81, 10 North laki-
ma, hsve agreed to donate IL TO the town
for school purposes. and, as SION as the
plans can be perfected, SO, 900 school,
mouse is to be commenced
IL is expected thst early in JGly the
plans and arrangements will be cam
Pleeed for the building of handsome
structure By tie Roman Catholic church
for school purposes, and work probably
will begin on Il si az early day.
Amongst the incomplete schemes sill
IN embryo, bat which may msteriaiise
10 the DeaF future at this place, may be
mentioned plans for nsw hotel, for q
Woollen mill. and Tor the introduction
of she Holly system OF water works.
By means OF tbs latter an abundant
supply e the excellent water OF the
Nschess FiveE might be furnished the
tswn for all purpSsrf. The immense
pGmbsE ef sheep 70 Yakima and tke
Surrounding consties would sa3rd an
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